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 It's been a good year for the Moon - it had its 40th birthday, and it got to star alongside Sam Rockwell in a brilliant British film. Now, it's year just got even better, because Duncan Jones' sci-fi won Best British Independent Film at the British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) last night.
Jones also nabbed himself the Douglas Hiccox Award for Best Debut Director. But another helmer wasn't far behind - unsurprisingly, Andrea Arnold's phenomenal Fish Tank scooped up Best Director, along with Most Promising Newcomer for lead teen Katie Jarvis.
In a result predicted by everyone, the wonderful Carey Mulligan took home Best Actress for her schoolgirl in An Education, and Tom Hardy (every way her polar opposite) walked off with Best Actor for Bronson. But the most deserved of the night? Perhaps the sweary screenplay from In the Loop, Armando Ianucci's inspired political comedy, which was one of the best films of this year - expect that, at the very least, to be up for an Oscar. Maybe some of the others too. Like Let the Right One In, which won Best Foreign Film; easily earnt by the sweet Swedish fang-fest.
For more on the BIFAs, head over to their website, or read on for the full list of results.
BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
Moon BEST DIRECTOR
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Andrea Arnold – Fish Tank THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]
Duncan Jones – Moon BEST SCREENPLAY
Sponsored by BBC Films
In the Loop – Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche BEST ACTRESS
Sponsored by M.A.C
Carey Mulligan – An Education BEST ACTOR
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Tom Hardy – Bronson BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Anne-Marie Duff – Nowhere Boy BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Sponsored by Stolichnaya
John Henshaw – Looking for Eric MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Sponsored by Optimum Releasing
Katie Jarvis – Fish Tank BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
Bunny and the Bull RAINDANCE AWARD
Sponsored by Raindance
Down Terrace BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Sponsored by 3 Mills Studios
Bright Star – Cinematography – Greig Fraser BEST DOCUMENTARY
Sponsored by Chapter Media
Mugabe and the White African BEST BRITISH SHORT
Love You More BEST FOREIGN FILM
Let the Right One In THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for Outstanding Contribution to British Film)
Daniel Day-Lewis THE VARIETY AWARD
Sir Michael Caine THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Sponsored by UK Film Council Baz Bamigboye
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